# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jannes-van-der-wal
# Generated: 2026-08-14T15:22:16.132Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jannes-van-der-wal"
name: "Jannes van der Wal"
slug: "jannes-van-der-wal"
description: "Jannes van der Wal was a Dutch/Frisian draughts player and world champion in the game. He also played chess at a nearly competitive level."
tagline: "Dutch draughts player (1956–1996)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jannes_van_der_Wal%2C_wereldkampioen%2C_Bestanddeelnr_932-4323.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Netherlands"
  isoCode: "NL"
birthDate: "1956-11-12"
deathDate: "1996-09-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.21
  momentum:             2.290076335877862
  historical:           7.021276
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/4110439"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jannes_van_der_Wal"
    title: "Jannes van der Wal"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jannes_van_der_Wal"
    title: "Jannes van der Wal"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jannes_van_der_Wal"
    title: "Jannes van der Wal"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jannes_van_der_Wal"
    title: "Jannes van der Wal"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jannes_van_der_Wal"
    title: "Jannes van der Wal"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jannes_van_der_Wal"
    title: "Jannes van der Wal"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%2C_%D0%AF%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81"
    title: "Ван дер Вал, Яннес"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2564775"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump